Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:58:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:58:20 -0500 Received: from bgp996345bgs.nanarb01.mi.comcast.net ([68.40.49.89]:23174 "EHLO syKr0n.mine.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:58:19 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] make 2.5.49 mount root again for devfs users From: Mohamed El Ayouty To: helgehaf@aitel.hist.no Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, viro@math.psu.edu, rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 25 Nov 2002 13:06:01 -0500 Message-Id: <1038247561.4883.280.camel@syKr0n.mine.nu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 686 Lines: 26 Ok, what I experienced is if I configured the kernel with: CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS = Y CONFIG_DEVFS_FS = Y CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT = Y everything works correctly, but if I configure with only: CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS = N CONFIG_DEVFS_FS = Y CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT = Y it gives me a panic: VFS: Cannot open root device "hda2" or 03:02 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:02 Hope this helps Mohamed - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/